The House of Botanicals Maple Old Tom Gin 70cl
A deliciously maple sweetened edition of The House of Botanicals award-winning Old Tom gin
Description
The House of Botanicals Maple Old Tom Gin
The House of Botanicals was founded in 2009 in the centre of Aberdeen in North East Scotland. It's a certified B Corp™ and is owned and operated by a small husband and wife team of Adam & Steffie Elan-Elmegirab.
They use a combination of traditional and modern production techniques, as well as British grain spirit as the alcoholic base of their drinks. They then source botanicals from across the globe, and produce entirely with natural ingredients - refraining from using artificial flavours, preservatives or colours.
Fun Fact: The coat of Arms on the bottles is a homage to both the Aberdeen and London City Coats of Arms. The Black panther adds a reference to the hip-hop music listened to by the team on most days - as well as the original Old Tom branding which would commonly feature a Black Cat.
As part of their exploration of global flavours, in July 2018 The House of Botanicals launched their Maple Old Tom. This was initially due to be only a limited edition, with just 1112 bottles produced - and was introduced at the Aberdeen Gin Fest. Due to its popularity, it was relaunched in March 2019 - becoming a permanent addition to their range.
Whilst new to the House of Botanicals range, the production of Maple Gin goes back over 100 years. It was originally created by the Buffalo Distilling Company of New York between 1893 and 1918 (prior to the temperance movement and then prohibition.
For their edition, the House of Botanicals use the same base as their Classic Old Tom. However they then lightly sweeten it with maple syrup (less than 25g per litre, so as not to 'over-sweeten').
The result is a delicious straw coloured gin. The nose has juniper and bright citrus notes - joined by piney juniper. On the palate there is a buttery mouthfeel, with bright and fresh piney juniper. This is perfectly balanced with hints of sweet maple, fudge, warm orange citrus, vanilla, and chamomile.
The finish is long, clean and invigorating with a hint of butterscotch
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Perfect Serve
This is a deliciously versatile Old Tom, which works well with a simple mixer (such as tonic water, ginger ale and even grapefruit soda), but also in cocktails. Try in a Perfect Lady, Gin Basil Smash, Jasmine, Gibson, Fiddy-Fiddy or Maple Buck.
